tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post1791074174185454358..comments2015-07-12T09:34:53.904-07:00Comments on Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog: It's Always Halloween With Scary Property RecordsHarold Hendersonhttps://plus.google.com/115742665677743590224noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-76068180946870485642013-10-27T17:42:46.250-07:002013-10-27T17:42:46.250-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Venla Kettererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11313511277555775094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-13069534779906749412013-10-27T10:13:00.795-07:002013-10-27T10:13:00.795-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Liisa Nyysonenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742627516197911895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-87488650424376745422013-10-23T12:53:33.616-07:002013-10-23T12:53:33.616-07:00Thanks, Eva. At the time I was too incredulous and...Thanks, Eva. At the time I was too incredulous and busy, but afterwards I could see the humor and that&#39;s one more thing I&#39;ll be ready for next time...Harold Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12217640113047709249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-8938409290129440802013-10-23T12:50:16.723-07:002013-10-23T12:50:16.723-07:00I&#39;ve only just today started taking a look at ...I&#39;ve only just today started taking a look at genealogy blogs so this is my first time saying &quot;hi&quot; but this post just made me laugh. I can&#39;t tell you how many times I&#39;ve encountered similar difficulties. Glad we can at least kvetsch with each other! evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815551900003202157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-9344156821923737742013-10-17T11:40:03.520-07:002013-10-17T11:40:03.520-07:00Oops, so glad you corrected my mistake. I should ...Oops, so glad you corrected my mistake. I should certainly have checked facts before hastily going with the brain&#39;s first impression.<br />Geoloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-7442242188000668122013-10-17T09:19:40.790-07:002013-10-17T09:19:40.790-07:00Thanks, Geo. Actually Hancock County was the Mormo...Thanks, Geo. Actually Hancock County was the Mormon and Icarian site, but both Hancock and Fulton, as well as other counties between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, were in the &quot;Military Tract.&quot; The GLO site has a detailed index and images of the patents, but it does not include the land case files themselves, which need to be ordered from NARA.Harold Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12217640113047709249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-54076968461174886332013-10-17T08:56:12.912-07:002013-10-17T08:56:12.912-07:00Ah, Harold, another test of the researcher&#39;s d...Ah, Harold, another test of the researcher&#39;s dedication.<br /><br />The added grunge to the &quot;lump of coal&quot; gift is that Fulton County was home of both the interim Mormon settlement at Nauvoo and the Icarian colony, and was one of the sites where War of 1812 veterans were granted Bounty Land. Thus the land-records problems would frustrate more specialist historical seekers than would seem likely at first glance.<br /><br />The original bounty land grants and the other original-title land patents can be retrieved at the Bureau of Land Management / General Land Office site. But most of the original grants are not helpful for subsequent ownership histories.<br />Geoloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.com